How It Works

Producing timely and accurate results in the race environment is often a challenge. Readers must perform by reading multiple tags while dealing with
motion, distance, crowding, demanding environmental conditions and a variety of
materials. IPICO Sports timing systems are designed to meet this challenge.

Dual Frequency technology utilizes magnetic induction for
both energizing and for communications (similar to LF and HF).

Low frequency signal is used for energizing the tags (Advantage:less
restrictive regulations compared to HF band allows longer
energizing range)

High frequency signal is used for communication from tag to reader
(Advantage: significantly higher data rates support robust anti-collision, i.e.,
many tags can be read in a short period of time).

The technology’s real advantage lies in its ability to work even in harsh
and challenging environmental conditions. The patented Dual Frequency technology
virtually eliminates signal loss and tag read collision and works especially
well for objects high in liquid, carbon and electronic content, such as the
human body.

Dual Frequency RFID technology offers the following
benefits:

Short well defined charge range (0.3 m) and read range (2.0 m) allows for
better accuracy and precision as compared to UHF RFID technologies (long and
variable charge and read range of up to 10 meters)

Can read through liquids (in contrast to UHF which reads primarily line
of sight)

Performs reliably and consistently in close proximity to metals (in contrast
with UHF )

Works in all weather conditions – including very low to very high
temperatures; high moisture environments (antenna works when submerged or buried
under snow and ice); and wide-range of problematic surface conditions (salt
water soaked sand; granite, reinforced concrete, mud, etc.

Compatibility with scoring software: Apple Raceberry JaM, ChuckScore,
ElfScore, LynxPAD, The Race Director, Runrace.net, RunScore, SportScore, Trumin
and many other scoring software globally – both commercially and privately
developed. Many of our customers have developed custom software packages for
their own use.